American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
http://www.aalnc.org
The AALNC promotes the professional advancement of registered nurses consulting within the legal arena by providing a forum for education and exchange of information.
National League for Nursing Legislative Resources
http://www.nln.org/
Resources Available:
How to Reach Elected Officials
Issues and Legislation Effecting the Nursing Profession Elections and Candidate Information
Links to Media Contacts
National Student Nurses Association Legislative Resources
http://www.nsna.org/
Finding Your Voting District/Legislators
http://congress.org/congressorg/officials/state/?state=GA&lvl;=L
Governor Kemp https://gov.georgia.gov/governor
Georgia Representatives http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/HouseMembersList.aspx?Sort=District&Session
Georgia Senators http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/FindyourLegislator.aspx
U.S. House of Representatives https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
U.S. Senators:Saxby Chambliss (R) http://www.senate.gov/~chambliss/
Zell Miller (D) http://www.senate.gov/~miller/
White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Law Making: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Idea
A. Conceived by individual legislator
B. Conceived by Study Committee, Ad Hoc Committee, Interim Committee
C. Conceived by citizen or citizens' group
D. Conceived by special interest group or lobby
Drafting
A. Drafted by any of above mentioned groups or individuals utilizing private legal resources
B. Drafted by legislative counsel on behalf of individual legislator, legislative committee, or subcommittee
C. Copied after legislation in other states
Introduction
A. Filed with Clerk of House of Representatives
B. Read for first time (by title) to entire House by Clerk (assigned to committee by Speaker)
C. Read second time automatically on next legislative day Committee
Action
A. Chairman sets date for action on bill, notifies interested parties
B. Interested persons testify, for and against
C. Committee votes with several options available
1. Recommend for bill in original form
2. Recommend for bill with committee amendment
3. Recommend for bill as substituted by committee
4. Recommend for bill either in original form or in amended or substituted form
5. Pass bill with no recommendation
6. Hold bill / no action Bill (if given recommendation) Returned To House
A. Placed on calendar
B. Called by Speaker for third reading and vote
C. Bill debated on floor / Bill may be amended or substituted on floor by majority vote
D. Bill passed or defeated by majority vote (2/3 vote required for tax measure or constitutional amendment resolution) To The Senate Bills that pass the House, in whatever form, are transmitted to the Senate where a similar process takes place Return To House. Senate amendments require House approval If House concurs with Senate amendment in its entirety, measure is passed and sent to the Governor If House disagrees with the Senate amendment or changes any other language, bill is assigned to conference committee composed of three house and three senate members Conference committee may rewrite entire bill or resolve differences on conflicting language Conference committee report read in House and Senate which accepts or rejects the report If accepted the bill is passed If either chamber rejects the conference report, the measure is assigned to new conference committee or allowed to die
Bill Goes To Governor
A. Governor may sign the bill into law
B. May veto the bill
C. Bills not acted on will automatically become law (has 6 days during session and 40 days after session)
Veto Override
General Assembly may override a veto by 2/3 vote and measure becomes law.
Bills that the GNA is proposing can be read in their entirety at http://www.legis.state.ga.us
The general assembly is in session from January through March
